Dolby and Realtek Announce One of the First Dolby Vision Enabled SoCs
for Digital TV

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced the availability of
Dolby Vision™ enabled system-on-a-chip (SoC) technologies for digital
TVs from Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek has also committed to
delivering Dolby Vision enabled SoCs for set-top-box solutions in the
near future.

Dolby
Vision augments the fidelity of Ultra HD and HD video signals for
over-the-top (OTT) online streaming, video on demand (VOD), broadcast,
Ultra HD Blu-ray™, and gaming applications. Today’s state-of-the-art
cameras already capture more visual information than current TVs can
display, but with Dolby Vision, creative teams can finally have
confidence that their content will be reproduced faithfully on Dolby
Vision capable televisions.

The Dolby Vision VS10 universal high-dynamic-range (HDR) playback
solution supports both dual-layer and single-layer Dolby Vision streams
and other HDR profiles based on the SMPTE ST 2084 standard. This enables
displays to take full advantage of a combination of peak brightness,
local contrast, and wider color gamut; the end result is a dramatically
enhanced viewing experience in the living room.

“We are thrilled to further strengthen Realtek’s 4K Ultra HD offerings
and competiveness by integrating Dolby Vision VS10 technology into our
latest SoC solutions,” said Yee-Wei Huang, Vice President and Spokesman,
Realtek. “With Dolby Vision, we enable our customers to elevate the
consumer home entertainment experience by delivering a new level of
brightness, realism, and incredible color to TV screens.”

“Realtek is one of the first IC companies to deliver Dolby Vision
enabled SoCs to device OEMS, and we look forward to expanding the Dolby
Vision footprint in multiple geographies as a result of this
collaboration,” said Giles Baker, Senior Vice President, Broadcast
Business Group, Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby is committed to
transforming the living room experience with Dolby Vision, and partners
such as Realtek enable us to achieve that goal.”

Even though most content is captured and rendered using technology that
produces the colors and brightness of real life, much of that richness
is lost by the time it gets to your living room. That’s because current
color-grading standards are based on the limitations of current
television technologies and require that the content be altered to match
their display performance—dramatically reducing the range of colors,
brightness, and contrast.

Dolby Vision changes that, giving creative teams the freedom to use the
full gamut of colors, peak highlights, brightness, and contrast, with
the confidence that those will be reproduced faithfully on televisions
that feature Dolby Vision technology.

As a universal HDR playback solution, Dolby Vision VS10 offers unique
value by combining the ability to play back Dolby Vision content as well
as other HDR formats based on the SMPTE ST 2084 standard through one
integrated playback solution. This enables a high-quality HDR experience
on products ranging from entry level to high end by leveraging the
capabilities of the respective hardware as much as possible.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice
technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile
devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For 50 years, sight and
sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby®.
For more information, please visit www.dolby.com.

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